19-year-old in mental distress shot by NYPD after threatening with scissors in Queens, NY; brother disputes police account.

19-year-old man in mental distress calls 911, NYPD officers respond, and after the man threatens them with scissors, they fatally shoot him in Queens, NY. The man's brother, who witnessed the shooting, contradicts some aspects of the police account, stating his mother was restraining her son when he was shot and insisting officers did not need to fire their guns. The incident occurred on 103rd Street in Ozone Park, NY.

March 27, 2024
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